Improvement in shuttle-binder for looms



M. E. HASKELL. SHUTTLE BINDER FOR LOOMS.

No. 89,043. Patented Apr. 20, 1869.

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Letters PatmtNo. 89,043, dated April 20, 1869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MYR'ON'E. HAsKELn, of Lowell, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massa- I same,-aud providing a better security against damage and wear to the shuttle and pickenstafi', and other parts of the machine.

To enable others skilled in the art to-make and use my invention, I will procecdto, describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 represents a plan of one side of aloom, with my improved device attached.

Figure 2 represents a side-elevation of the same.

Similar letters inthe diiferent figures indicate. corresponding parts.

a represents the loom-side.

b b, the girts.

c, the lathe, which connects and swings on the shaft d, this shalt being secured to. the bottom girt 0,

Attached to the end of the shaft d, is a suitable device, which receives and is pivoted to one end of the picker-stafl e, the other end of which passes through and operates in a slot made in. the shuttle-box f.

Secured by a pivot to the box f, is the binder y, to one end of which a finger, h, is hinged, and-the other end ofthis linger receives the stroke of the pickerstafi' c, and is retained in. position by incansof the spring 1', the other end of the binder g being provided with a suit-able spring, j, thc objcct of this spring being to keep the binder in the required position, so that the shuttle, as shown in fig. l, by dotted lines, may 'cntcr the box f l'rccly, without coming in contact with and dai. 1ging the same.

h represents a handle, which is connected with the picker-stall c, by a cord, to facilitate and illustrate the operation of explaining my device.

The devices now in common use for receiving and scouring the shuttle in the box, are supplied with hindcis, which project inwardly, leaving the space between the inside of the binder and the back board much less than the width of the shuttle, and are kept firmly in this position, by a stiff spring, when the shuttle is not in thebox.

The shuttle being newssarily of the heaviest kind of wood, its weight increased by being satulated with oil, and mounted with iron, 'makes it heavy, requiring great power-to throw it back and'forth, extra power being required with this common arrangement, in com sequence of the spring before mentioned.

And further, at every throw of the shuttle on its entering the boxes, it meets the binder, by the still? ness of the spring andinertia of the same, receiving constantly damaging blows on the front part of the shuttle, at each end at the curves, so much so that in a very short time the shuttle becomes damaged in this locality, and unfit for use.

And-again, by this extra-force required, the-pickerstavcs are as often and constantly receiving these damaging blows, and in a short time are rendered uufit'for use, there being nothing behind or connected to them, to lesson and ease the blow. I

Furthermore, great damage is done to'the cop, or quill, of filling, at every other stroke, in consequence of thc concussion the shuttle-receives, in coming in contz'ict with the binder and picker-staff.

These several serious difficulties are almost entirely remedied by my improved device, which operates as follows:

The shuttle, on leaving the box, is thrown through the warp into the opposite box meeting'with no obstruction from thc'binder 9, but coining-directly in contact with the pickcr-stafi'e', which receives the shuttle on its tip, thus throwing the linger it back, which, by aid of the spring 1, cases and softens the blowof the shuttle against the picker-stall e, at the same time closing the binderg'iirmly and securely against the shuttle, as shown .in fig. 1, thus stopping the same.

The shuttle, in being thrown back to opposite box, receives aid in starting by the spring z contracting, which entirely rclicves. and disciigagcs the binder from the shuttle, the binder g bcingkept imposition byaid'oi' the spring j.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The finger It, and spring 5, in combination with the binder g, substantially as and for the purposes herein described.

MYRON E; HASKELL. Witnesses:

BEXJ. l WALKER, Gno. E. lnvny. 

